The Sec­tion 34 fi­as­co has se­vere­ly af­fect­ed peo­ple's con­fi­dence in the Gov­ern­ment and the Op­po­si­tion. Many who were in­ter­viewed by an opin­ion poll con­duct­ed by the North Amer­i­can Caribbean Teach­ers' As­so­ci­a­tion (Nac­ta) blamed the Gov­ern­ment more than the Op­po­si­tion.

Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar's ap­proval rat­ing slipped from 58 per cent in Ju­ly to 48 per cent, al­though 66 per cent gave a thumbs up for her quick re­sponse to re­peal Sec­tion 34. When asked if their trust in the Par­lia­ment had been erod­ed as a re­sult of the fi­as­co, 76 per cent said yes, with sev­en per cent say­ing no and the oth­ers not sure.

The poll was con­duct­ed by Vish­nu Bis­ram who in­ter­viewed 500 re­spon­dents re­flect­ing the de­mo­graph­ics of the pop­u­la­tion. A Nac­ta state­ment stat­ed: "The po­lit­i­cal lead­ers and the Gov­ern­ment have lost sup­port pri­mar­i­ly over their han­dling of Sec­tion 34 with the pop­u­la­tion blam­ing both par­ties for the leg­isla­tive fi­as­co.

"The Gov­ern­ment has tak­en a lot of blows over the procla­ma­tion of Sec­tion 34, even among its own sup­port­ers who are dis­ap­point­ed over its pas­sage and pro­mul­ga­tion." Asked if they felt the new bud­get will kick-start the econ­o­my, on­ly 31 per cent said yes with many say­ing they lost hope in Fi­nance Min­is­ter Lar­ry Howai's abil­i­ty to turn around the econ­o­my.

Many who were in­ter­viewed by an opin­ion poll con­duct­ed by the North Amer­i­can Caribbean Teach­ers' As­so­ci­a­tion (Nac­ta) blamed the Gov­ern­ment more than the Op­po­si­tion. Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar's ap­proval rat­ing slipped from 58 per cent in Ju­ly to 48 per cent, al­though 66 per cent gave a thumbs up for her quick re­sponse to re­peal Sec­tion 34.

When asked if their trust in the Par­lia­ment had been erod­ed as a re­sult of the fi­as­co, 76 per cent said yes, with sev­en per cent say­ing no and the oth­ers not sure. The poll was con­duct­ed by Vish­nu Bis­ram who in­ter­viewed 500 re­spon­dents re­flect­ing the de­mo­graph­ics of the pop­u­la­tion.

A Nac­ta state­ment stat­ed: "The po­lit­i­cal lead­ers and the Gov­ern­ment have lost sup­port pri­mar­i­ly over their han­dling of Sec­tion 34 with the pop­u­la­tion blam­ing both par­ties for the leg­isla­tive fi­as­co. "The Gov­ern­ment has tak­en a lot of blows over the procla­ma­tion of Sec­tion 34, even among its own sup­port­ers who are dis­ap­point­ed over its pas­sage and pro­mul­ga­tion."

Asked if they felt the new bud­get will kick-start the econ­o­my, on­ly 31 per cent said yes with many say­ing they lost hope in Fi­nance Min­is­ter Lar­ry Howai's abil­i­ty to turn around the econ­o­my.